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  1. A slide simply marked as " / X " means that you have to slide from the beggining of the fretboard... Or, given that doing that extra-long-slide is pretty hard if you do not move at light-speed (like most of us do ), most of the times you can simply slide from 2 or 3 frets before the fret indicated. Whatever sounds right, it will be good enough.
  2. And regarding the odd Magnificent tab you pasted some posts ago, if you find a "-----8/ -----" it means the same I explained before, it means sliding down (theorically) from the 8th fret to the start of the fretboard... But sliding down 2 or 3 frets would always do
  3. Originally posted by LikeASong:And regarding the odd Magnificent tab you pasted some posts ago, if you find a "-----8/ -----" it means the same I explained before, it means sliding down (theorically) from the 8th fret to the start of the fretboard... But sliding down 2 or 3 frets would always do


    Thanks Sergio! Thats much less confusing now

    Also I've decide to practice my guitar unamplified for the time being, is that smart?
    I figure its better to get the basics right first without having to worry about amp settings and distortion etc.

    I've also noticed that electric seems a lot more 'forgiving' to play than acoustic, ie. small mistakes that are noticeable when played on acoustics (or unamplified electrics) are hard to hear when you play full electric, they sort of get lost in the wash

    I think that by practicing unamplified i'll have better playing habits when I start playing with an amp.

    Or are there no real benefits to learning this way, and i'm just wasting my time?
  4. I support your idea, man... I started with a spanish, then went to electric. I think it's better that way, indeed you don't have to care for amp settings... And you will only notice your failures and mistakes if you're un-amplified, that's for sure.


  5. TUBE lighting. Like mood lighting but warmer and thicker.
  6. i dunt want to sound like a dumb arse but this next question might show how very little i know about guitars apart from actually playing them.

    Ive got an Epiphone SG, and im thinking of buying a new guitar like an epiphone LP or explorer, but im worried that once i put it through my ME-70 its just gona sound like my SG. Is this way of thinking wrong???? i hope it is cuz i really wana buy a new guitar
    Also, what types of things should i be looking for in terms of pickups, body etc.
  7. Originally posted by Andrew_C:i dunt want to sound like a dumb arse but this next question might show how very little i know about guitars apart from actually playing them.

    Ive got an Epiphone SG, and im thinking of buying a new guitar like an epiphone LP or explorer, but im worried that once i put it through my ME-70 its just gona sound like my SG. Is this way of thinking wrong???? i hope it is cuz i really wana buy a new guitar
    Also, what types of things should i be looking for in terms of pickups, body etc.


    The pickups on the Les Paul, Explorer and SG are pretty much the same, humbuckers. So the differences ar emainly on the body shape. I feel that the Les Paul has a very fat, full and bassy tone. The explorer is stronger on the mids, and not so fat. Now the SG, I have never liked it. It just sounds weak on every frequency. I would go for a Les Paul no doubt. You can get some pretty heavy and strong sounds there, and also some sweet tones with the neck pick up.
  8. Originally posted by Andrew_C:i dunt want to sound like a dumb arse but this next question might show how very little i know about guitars apart from actually playing them.

    Ive got an Epiphone SG, and im thinking of buying a new guitar like an epiphone LP or explorer, but im worried that once i put it through my ME-70 its just gona sound like my SG. Is this way of thinking wrong???? i hope it is cuz i really wana buy a new guitar
    Also, what types of things should i be looking for in terms of pickups, body etc.


    Shouldn't sound exactly the same.

    Epiphone Explorers are probably the best and most consistently well-built of Epiphone guitars, from all that I have heard and read.

    It should sound decent with the stock pickups WHICH, is not exactly the case with Epiphone Les Paul's.

    In either case, you could later have the pickups changed out. There are other great replacements that will make a $500.00 Epiphone sound like a $1000.00 Epiphone.

    A pickup change for your Epiphone SG could improve tone of that guitar too.

    I only mention that as the stock p'ups on the LPs and SG's seem to sound a bit 'shrill' and 'metal' versus warm and throaty like Edge's.



  9. The only song I can think of off the top of my head that Edge uses an SG on live is Elevation. I've always thought that song really exploits the SG's "shrillness" just right. I think the warmth he gets out of them is mostly due to the amp and his EQing.

    I'm not an LP player, but of all the ones I have played, I never thought any of them sounded very shrill with the stock pickups. But like I said, I've only played 1 LP for every 10other guitar I've played.

    Just my opinion.
  10. thanks guys
  11. Just another one's opinion, here..

    I've got an Epi LP, made a few years ago- the black "Goth" edition (though i would hardly define myself as such )

    For songs like "One", "Until The End of the World', "The Electric Co." and "Zoo Station", where Edge uses his LP's, this guitar through my Fender 90W amp and a Boss Distortion pedal gives me an incredibly close-to-mirroring sound. Of course, you'll never sound exactly like The Edge, but for songs especially like "One" and UTEOTW, I doubt I could get much closer.
  12. Originally posted by wyn525i:[..]


    The only song I can think of off the top of my head that Edge uses an SG on live is Elevation. I've always thought that song really exploits the SG's "shrillness" just right. I think the warmth he gets out of them is mostly due to the amp and his EQing.

    I'm not an LP player, but of all the ones I have played, I never thought any of them sounded very shrill with the stock pickups. But like I said, I've only played 1 LP for every other guitar I've played.

    Just my opinion.


    To clarify my post a bit.... Vintage 1966 Gibson SG isn't shrill at all.

    Newer Epiphone SG's (and newer Epi Les Paul's), with stock pickups, can be.

    While we've only seen Edge use an SG live, there is a possibility that it's been used on album tracks. If you have seen "It Might Get Loud" you've seen that Edge used the red SG during writing sessions for "Get On Your Boots".

    This doesn't mean the guitar made the final mix. I might not have. But it is equally possible that some of the guitar tracks on the song 'could' be the SG. Most songs are made from more than one guitar track and in that more than oen guitar can/is often used.

    That said, Edge can be seen using a Gretsch Country Gent during the "...Boots" writing sessions.
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